toukokuu

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === touko, toukok. (abbreviation) === Etymology === touko (“sowing”) +‎ kuu (“month”), with seeds being sown around May === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtou̯koˌkuː/, [ˈt̪o̞u̯ko̞ˌkuː] Rhymes: -uː Syllabification(key): tou‧ko‧kuu Hyphenation(key): touko‧kuu === Noun === toukokuu May (month) ==== Usage notes ==== “in May” is expressed with the inessive case (toukokuussa). When the day is specified, the partitive case is used (e.g. 1. toukokuuta), but the genitive is also possible in a structure like toukokuun 1. päivä. ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== toukokuinen === Further reading === “toukokuu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023